International hotel and resort architects ReardonSmith have joined forces with South Africa-based design firm Savile Row to work on a major new resort planned for Mozambique.

A standalone spa is set to form part of the 800-hectare (1,977-acre) development, which is to be located on a peninsula overlooking the Indian Ocean and borders an elephant reserve. Further details are yet to be confirmed, although it is believed that the new resort will include accommodation and conference facilities, while offering space for wildlife and plantlife.

Patrick Reardon, executive chair of ReardonSmith, said: "We are working with a truly exceptional location and the design team is united in a determination to achieve a destination that respects and celebrates this. "Excited as I am to be working on this project, I am as equally thrilled to have found in Savile Row a like-minded practice with which I am sure we will collaborate on a number of hotel and resort projects over the years to come."